"Writer, scholar" . . . . . . "1972-05-03Z"^^ . . . . . . . . "Reza Aslan"@en . . . . "Reza Aslan (Persian: \u0631\u0636\u0627 \u0627\u0635\u0644\u0627\u0646\u200E\u200E, IPA: [\u02C8\u027Eez\u0252\u02D0 \u00E6s\u02C8l\u0252\u02D0n]; born May 3, 1972) is an Iranian-American writer, scholar of religions, and professor of creative writing at the University of California, Riverside. His educational background is in religious studies and the history of religion, and includes a PhD in Sociology from the University of California, Santa Barbara."@en . "Aslan, Reza"@en . . . "1972Z"^^ . .